Austin Garage Rockers Gamma Dog Share Their Addicting New Single "Designer Love"
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Gamma Dog’s embryonic first steps date back to 2004 when two high schoolers - lead vocalist and guitarist Matt Blackwell and bassist Trey McKinley - discovered similar interests in music and began hanging and playing together. It was later in 2009 after reconvening in college in Austin, Texas that they decided to start a new project together.
Formerly known as Empire Machines, the band self-released their eponymous debut EP in November of 2011. This six-track work demonstrated their remarkable talents and garnered enthusiastic reviews online from music lovers, bloggers and radio hosts across the U.S. and around the world.
The band workshopped a new sound for a few years, then hit the reset button and took a step back to figure out what really moved them. In 2016, their luck took a turn for the best when they recruited current members, Kevin Garcia on lead guitar and back up vocals, and twin brother Kyle Garcia on keyboards. It was there where they hit the mark, allowing them to pursue the lush psych sound they were aiming for, later adding Shawn Gallivan on drums to complete their lineup.
Newly christened as Gamma Dog, the band released their singles “Hear Them Coming” in February 2019 and “Wa” in June 2019 to much acclaim, with “Wa” being featured on Spotify playlists “Fresh Finds” and “Fresh Finds: Six Strings”.
The band has followed up their punchy "Wa" with a dark, passionate new single "Designer Love". A play on "designer drug", the track deals with toxic relationships that stopped working. An artificial, fabricated love is created and, like a drug, it becomes addictive to all parties involved.
"Designer Love" is the latest single to come from a full-length record anticipated for release in early 2020.
Listen to “Designer Love” right now, and connect with Gamma Dog on social media.